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Wendy Cohan

An RN for 14 years, I have been following a strict gluten-free diet for six years of improving health! Now I help others as a Celiac Disease/Gluten Intolerance Educator. I work one on one with people on meal planning, shopping, cooking and dining out gluten-free. I will also work with children who have behavioral issues related to gluten or other food sensitivities. My book "Gluten-Free PORTLAND" is a comprehensive resource guide to the gluten-free diet and is available on my website www.glutenfreechoice.com. My other websites are: www.WellBladder.com and www.neighborhoodnurse.net.

Articles by this Author

Colorado Chef Damian Cardone bragged recently on Facebook about feeding unsuspecting diners foods containing gluten, after they had requested a gluten-free meal. This article is in response to Mr. Cardone's angry Facebook post, and should also serve as a warning to anyone living in or traveling to Colorado near Mr. Cardone's restaurant.

Introducing a new group focused on supporting children with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten intolerance, beginning this month in Portland, Oregon. G.I.F.T.S. - Gluten Intolerant Families Teamwork & Support (www.gifts-pdx.org)

This recipe is incredibly easy to make, all in one bowl, and tastes like pumpkin pie. Kids love it, and it's an easy recipe to make with kids helping. Best of all, its gluten-free, dairy-free, and low glycemic, using agave syrup in the cake, and a bit of fructose in the optional topping.

In its ability to affect virtually any part of the body, gluten intolerance in the form of celiac disease is a major driver of health care delivery and associated costs. This short article covers the body's potential responses to gluten from head to toe, literally.

Complete directions for one of my favorite desserts, year-round. You can use any combination of seasonal fresh or frozen fruit to make this easy fruit crisp. Using mara harina corn flour simplifies having to use multiple gluten-free flours and starches, and the taste and texture are very good.

A brief introduction to the remarkable and nutritious grain quinoa, which is naturally gluten free. The author has adapted several traditional cous-cous recipes to quinoa, and provides complete directions.

Discusses how persistent fatigue, even after maintaining a gluten-free diet, may be related to adrenal dysfunction. Adrenal dysfunction plays a role in many inflammatory and chronic pain disorders, fatigue, and other health issues, and can be diagnosed and treated.

A discussion of an upcoming talk the author is giving at a culinary institute, based on a look back at fabulous simply-prepared gluten-free meals. The author makes the case for including meals made with fewer ingredients and a fresh approach, just right for those with food allergies, sensitivities and intolerance.

Xanthan gum is a common ingredient in many gluten-free foods we've come to rely on. The problem is that a few people may develop a sensitivity or allergy to xanthan. Unfortunately, their symptoms can be eerily similar to those of classic celiac disease - bloating, discomfort, diarrhea and more. If you're still symptomatic on a strict gluten-free diet, it is a good idea to rule out xanthan sensitivity.

It's not as hard as you
might think! It's easy to start with the big items—a gluten-free
turkey, gluten-free stuffing, gluten-free pumpkin pie, and of course,
gluten-free gravy. All are easily achievable by the average home cook,
and no one will be able to tell anything is different or unusual—just a
lovingly prepared meal full of flavor.

In eliminating gluten grains from your diet, have you wondered what you are missing nutritionally? Are you able to get adequate replacements for the nutrients in wheat, barley, rye, and oats, from the other nutritional components of your diet? The answer is a qualified yes. Read the rest of this article for information the nutrients in alternative grains, and why they're important in our diet.

This is an excerpt of my book, "Gluten-Free Portland - A Resouce Guide", published in 2008. It covers links between ADD/ADHD, ASD, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Gluten Ataxia and other neurological affects of gluten intolerance on the body.

For the past two years I've been busy writing something called, "The Better Bladder Book - A Holistic Approach to Healing Interstitial Cystitis & Chronic Pelvic Pain". IT is now OUT, AVAILABLE, and t...

I'm writing a book about the bladder, and one of the points I came across in my research, perhaps not too surprisingly, is a link between gluten intolerance and/or celiac disease and chronic prostatit...

Did anyone catch the early morning news on NPR yesterday? I turned it on in the middle of a very good piece on a family with celiac disease. The focus was on the recent diagnosis of a 15-year old bo...

I've been very interested in reading the responses to the previous blog discussing whether there could be a link between celiac disease or gluten intolerance and Parkinson's disease. There still is n...

I caught a spot on Oprah today with the actor Michael J. Fox discussing his battle with the neurological symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. He's always been an engaging persona, and I enjoyed the segm...

I've just returned from a week in California, visiting three sets of relatives, and enjoying a Thanksgiving meal for eighteen people. It was a great experience seeing people we hadn't seen for many y...

Hello all you Celiacs,I posted the article, "When Mistakes Happen, Focus on Comfort", with the best of intentions, but the feedback has been pretty controversial, taking me completely by surprise. Ob...

As a Celiac Disease/Gluten Intolerance Nurse/Educator, I help people regain their health by learning to follow a gluten-free diet. In doing so over time I have become so familiar with every manifest...

I did my first two farmer's market demonstrations this week. Here's what happened. In Lake Oswego on Saturday, Sept. 6th, I woke early and carted all my stuff to the market, set up, and proceeded to...

I have to admit to being overwhelmed with the response to the article on Gluten Sensitivity and Bladder Disease. Thanks to everyone who wrote in, here and to me personally. The article has been pick...